Winter Storm Alexa in the Middle East
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Two Palestinian women play with snow outside the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, Dec. 12, 2013.
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An ultra-Orthodox Jew takes a photograph of the Western Wall, one of the holiest sites where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem, Dec. 12, 2013.
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Children at Khao I Dang, May 1981. (Jack Dunford)
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Dark clouds over Gaza City, Dec. 13, 2013. Early snow surprised many Israelis and Palestinians as a blustery storm, dubbed Alexa, brought gusty winds, torrential rains and heavy snowfall to parts of the Middle East.